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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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