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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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