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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models 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 educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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