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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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