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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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