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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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