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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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