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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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