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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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