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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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