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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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