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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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