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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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