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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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