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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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