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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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