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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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