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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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