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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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