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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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