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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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