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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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