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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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