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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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