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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally 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 topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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