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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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