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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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