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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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