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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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