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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free 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 several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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