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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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