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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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