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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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