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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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