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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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