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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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