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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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