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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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