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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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