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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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