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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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