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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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