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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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