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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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