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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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