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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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