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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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