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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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