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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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