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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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