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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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