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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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