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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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