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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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