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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC 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 inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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