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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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