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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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