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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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