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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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