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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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