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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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