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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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