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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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