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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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