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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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