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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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