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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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