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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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