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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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