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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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