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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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