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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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