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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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