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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also describes 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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