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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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