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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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