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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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