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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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