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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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