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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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