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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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