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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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