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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major 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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