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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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