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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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