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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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