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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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