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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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