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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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