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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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