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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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