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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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