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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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