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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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