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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to understand these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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