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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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