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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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