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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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