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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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