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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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