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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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