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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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