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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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