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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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