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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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