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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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