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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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