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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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