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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning enable humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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