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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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