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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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