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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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