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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the 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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