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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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