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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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