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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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