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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations 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 get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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