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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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