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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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