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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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