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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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