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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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