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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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