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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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