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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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