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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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