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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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