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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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