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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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