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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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