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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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