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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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