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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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