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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education