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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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