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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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