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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. 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. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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