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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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