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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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