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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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