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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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