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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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