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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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