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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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