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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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