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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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