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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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