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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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