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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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