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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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