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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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