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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions 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 participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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