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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores 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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