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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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