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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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