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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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