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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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