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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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