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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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