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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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