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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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