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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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