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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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