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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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