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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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