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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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