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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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