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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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