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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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