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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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