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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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