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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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