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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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