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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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