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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses 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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