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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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