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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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