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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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