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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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