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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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