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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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