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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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