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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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