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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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