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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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