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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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