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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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