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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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