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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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