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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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