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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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