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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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