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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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