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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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