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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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