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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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