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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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