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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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