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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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