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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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