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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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