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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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