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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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