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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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