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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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