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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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