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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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