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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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