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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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