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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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