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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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