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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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