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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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