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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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