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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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