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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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