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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students 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 a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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