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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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