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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers 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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