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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the 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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