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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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