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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources