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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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