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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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