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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions 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 organizations manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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