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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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