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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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