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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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