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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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