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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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