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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning enable students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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