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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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