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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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