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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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