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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses 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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