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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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