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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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