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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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