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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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