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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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