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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important 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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