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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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