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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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