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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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