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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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