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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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