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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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