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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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