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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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