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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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