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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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