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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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