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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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