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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers 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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