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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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