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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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