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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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