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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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