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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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