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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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