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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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