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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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