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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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