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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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