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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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