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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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