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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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