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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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