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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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