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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative 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 describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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