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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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