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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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