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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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