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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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