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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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