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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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