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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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