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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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