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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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