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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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