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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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