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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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