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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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