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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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