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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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