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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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