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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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