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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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