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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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