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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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