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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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