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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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