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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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