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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major 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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