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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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