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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources