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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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