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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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