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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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