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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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