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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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