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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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