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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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