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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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