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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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