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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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