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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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