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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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