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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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