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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the 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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