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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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