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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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