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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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