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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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