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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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