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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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