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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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