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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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