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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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