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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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