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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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