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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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