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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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