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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different 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 organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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