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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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