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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions 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 massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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