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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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