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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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