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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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