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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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