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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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