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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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