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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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