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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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