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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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