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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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