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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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