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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers 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 experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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