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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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