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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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