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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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