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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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