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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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