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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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