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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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