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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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