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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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