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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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