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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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