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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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