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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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