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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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