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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with 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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