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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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