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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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