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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models 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 manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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