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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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