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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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