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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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