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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines 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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