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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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