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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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