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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information 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 describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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