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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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