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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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