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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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