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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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