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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, 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 poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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