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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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