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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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