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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important 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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