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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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