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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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