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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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