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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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