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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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