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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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