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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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