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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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