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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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