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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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