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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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