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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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