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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive 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 new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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