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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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