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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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