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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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