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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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