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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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