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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key 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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