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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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