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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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