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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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