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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also explores the 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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