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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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