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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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