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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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