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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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