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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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