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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators 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 teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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