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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC 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 evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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