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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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