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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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