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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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