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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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