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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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