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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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