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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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