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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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