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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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