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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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