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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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