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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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