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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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