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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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