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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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