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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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