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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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