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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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