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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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