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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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