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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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