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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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