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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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