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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free 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 a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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