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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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