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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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