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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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