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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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