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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models 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 stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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