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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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