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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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