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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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