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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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