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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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