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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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