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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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