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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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