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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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