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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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