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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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