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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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