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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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