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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different 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 in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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