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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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