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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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