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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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