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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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