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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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