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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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