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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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