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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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