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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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