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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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