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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different 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 in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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