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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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