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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students 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 many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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