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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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