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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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