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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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