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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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