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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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