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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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