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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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