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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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