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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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