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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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