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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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