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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews 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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