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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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