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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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