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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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