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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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