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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key 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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