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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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