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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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