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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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