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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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