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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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