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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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