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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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