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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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