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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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