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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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