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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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