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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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