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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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