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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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