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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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