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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses 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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