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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)