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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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