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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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