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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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