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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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