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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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