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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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