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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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