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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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