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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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