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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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