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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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