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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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