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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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