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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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