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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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