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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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