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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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