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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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