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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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