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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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