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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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